Course Selection Guidebook [pdf] - College of William and Mary

Course Selection Guidebook – Fall 2011intersections in such far-flung settings as Africa, North America, the Caribbean Basin, LatinAmerica, the Middle East, South Asia, and EuropeAFST majors may select one of three Concentrations, each of which studies Africans in theirown terms but always in a global context: African-American Studies, African Studies, or African-Diaspora Studies. Students are encouraged to combine their scholarly study with service learning,study away, or study abroad. Course work in each of the three tracks must encompass at leastthree disciplines to ensure a genuinely interdisciplinary grounding in historical and contemporaryissues along with practical applications of such knowledge (internships, civic engagement, andindependent research).Language Requirement. Africana Studies requires an Africa-relavant foreign language study thatexceeds the College-wide proficiency requirement. This means one course beyond the 202-levelin one language, or 202-level proficiency in two languages. Besides native African languages(such as Amharic, Hausa, Oromiffa, Swahili, Yoruba, Wolof and Zulu), the following can be usedto fulfill the requirement: Arabic, French, Portuguese, or Spanish. Others, such as Creole, may beapproved on a case by case basis. Students are well-advised to choose languages that areappropriate for the chosen concentration.Requirements for MajorRequired Credit Hours: 36Common Core: All majors, regardless of concentration, will take a gateway course: AFST 205(Introduction to Africana Studies) and AFST 301 (Critical debates in Africana Studies). Majorsmust also have a capstone experience with a significant research component, which is satisfied bytaking AFST 406 (Advanced Topics Seminar), AFST 480 (Independent Study) or AFST 495-496(Senior Honors). All students must also take AFST 407 (Senior Colloquium). These courses totalat least 6 credits..Methods: The 3 credit methods course may be selected from any of the participating departments.The choices include, but are not limited to, ANTH 302 (Ethnographic Research), any statisticscourse (ECON, PSYC, or SOCL), ENGL 209 (Critical Approaches to Literature), GOVT 301(Research Methods), RELG 391 (Theory and Method in the Study of Religion), and SOCL 352(Methods of Social Research). Students who intend to write an Honors thesis should select themethods course that best meets their needs.Concentrations: The remaining 27 credits are to come from courses that are specific to each ofthe three Concentrations that constitute the Major: African-American, African, and Diaspora.These are described in a menu format below. The most up-to-date list of offerings of eligiblecourses is published each semester by the University Registrar.Requirements for MinorRequired Credit Hours: 18Core Requirements: It is mandatory that minors choose a Concentration and take AFST 205 aswell as one course from Group One of the chosen concentration. The remaining 12 credits may befulfilled by taking elective courses listed only under the chosen Concentration; at least one eachmust come from Group Two and Group Three. Courses from a Department or Program in whichthe student is majoring cannot be counted toward the Minor.24